Cops: East Norriton man charged with burglary

WHITEMARSH  Brandon Scott Nurick, 22, of the 2600 block of DeKalb Pike, East Norriton, was charged with burglary after police responded to a report of a possible burglary in progress at a residence on the 100 block of Red Rambler Drive, Lafayette Hill, at 1:53 p.m. Jan. 17, police said. The caller reported seeing a man walk through the rear yard with a backpack when no one was supposed to be at the home, police said. Responding officers set up a perimeter and then found the rear screen door unlocked and open, police said. Police made entry to the residence and found Nurick at the top of the staircase, police said. The homeowner identified Nurick as his former stepson who was not permitted at the residence, police said. Police found a bag with $150.25 worth of quarters taken from a second-floor bedroom, police said. Nurick was transported to the station, and during an interview, he admitted he went to the house to steal money so he could buy drugs, police said.

Conshohocken man charged with theft from vehicle

WHITEMARSH  Dexter Gregory Sam, 44, of the 100 block of Cricket Drive, Conshohocken, was charged with theft from vehicle after unauthorized transactions were made on a stolen credit card, police said. A Willow Grove resident took her vehicle in for service at Mercedes Benz of Fort Washington, 404 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Washington, Jan. 10 and 11, and after picking up the vehicle, she discovered a credit card was missing from the vehicle, police said. Three unauthorized transactions were made on the card: a $203 withdrawal in Whitemarsh Jan. 11, a $103.50 withdrawal in Whitemarsh Jan. 12 and a $9.95 purchase at Trader Joes in Wayne Jan. 13, police said.

WHITEMARSH  An Ambler resident reported Jan. 18 she received a phone call from someone saying he was from Publishers Clearing House and she had won a prize and would be receiving a package at 2 p.m. that day, police said.

Rock thrown through window of Lafayette Hill residence

WHITEMARSH  A rock was thrown through the front window of a residence on the 300 block of Emerson Drive, Lafayette Hill, at 7:50 p.m. Jan. 19, breaking the window, shattering a lamp and breaking the door of an armoire, police said.